Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW)

Lat: 41.78°NLon: 87.76°WElev: 617ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

54°F

12°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	E 10 mph
Barometer	29.44 in (997.1 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	28 Dec 11:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Orland Park IL

Wind Advisory December 28, 06:00pm until December 29, 03:00pm

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 60 °F
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Cloudy and
Windy then
Chance Snow
Showers and
Very Windy
Monday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 29 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Chance Snow
New Year's Day
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog. High near 60. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as -1. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 29. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.